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I dun went and drew the weird furry stuff, pa
He/Him
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We gotta come up with a better system than “everything rests on whether these twelve billionnaires are nice”
February 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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France becomes the latest country to float severe VPN restrictions in order to "fix" a bad age-verification law.

VPN bans and other privacy restrictions aren't incidental to authoritarianism, they're a a critical component in their formation.
France Considers Restricting VPNs to Support Under-15 Social Media Ban - Decrypt
A French official said the government is looking at ways to stop the use of VPNs to evade an incoming social media ban for kids under 15.
decrypt.co
February 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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They're desparate to stop Senate Democrats from defunding ICE. Keep calling. Keep pushing.
Breaking:

WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Noem says every DHS officer deployed to Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera.
February 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Don't let Republicans and transphobes re-write history when they're the ones who've been orchestrating a genocide with a cabal of pedophiles all along. Trans people, yet again, were the canaries in the coal mine, and everyone just looked and said, "huh, there's a dead bird in there".
February 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
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please remember: part of why anti-ICE movements across the country are able to function as well as they are is because they are able to get the news out and get support via the internet

therefore, doing your part to pressure your reps to defend internet speech is one (of many) ways to help!
Please continue to contact your representatives and urge them to:

-oppose age verification laws
-rescind existing AV laws
-protect peoples rights to use VPNs
-protect section 230
The failure of age-verification laws is now turning into a War on VPNs. The British government and a number of US states are now proposing that VPNs be banned entirely, or only accessible to those who have surrendered to facial scans, ID check and other identity verification.
February 1, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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The arrest of Don Lemon is textbook fascism—a brazen attempt to silence reporting on a criminal regime. Stand up for Don, because our rights stand and fall with those of courageous journalists throughout this country.
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
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When I try to explain to people that investors are generally very, very stupid people this is what I mean.
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI

➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...

#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 30, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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This rhetoric is so tiring every time I see it.
January 29, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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They're coming for gay marriage
January 29, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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Breaking the rules AND having a micro-penis?
That's a life sentence.

A comic for @aviicinders.bsky.social !
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Here's the Heritage Foundation all-in on repealing Section 230 so that litigious Christian nationalists can dictate the speech rules for the entire Internet

It's so embarrassing so many Dems are falling for this www.teenvogue.com/story/some-d...
January 28, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Breaking the rules AND having a micro-penis?
That's a life sentence.

A comic for @aviicinders.bsky.social !
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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bye bye susie👋
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 PM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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August 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
"Patients ask for the darndest things"

For Felix!
January 27, 2026 at 8:55 PM
One Final Look

Realized I had never drawn Edgar in QT storage like this, had to fix it.
January 27, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Remember that the government will sacrifice one or two individuals to give symbolic wins, but they will never allow for substantial wins *unless* we the people force them to heel. Their fucking around must be met with us making them find out.
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:34 AM
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If Stephen Miller is still in the White House, that means the white nationalist gameplan is still all systems GO.

What we're witnessing is just window dressing and distractions.

Tom Homan is just as bad as Bovino, but less openly Nazi.

Keep your eyes wide open.
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 AM
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”

That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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ICE funding has passed the house, but it still has to go through the senate, now is your chance to call!

5calls.org makes it very easy to find the contact info for your reps, and provides scripts.

#abolishice #callyourreps #usapolitics #iceout #politicalart
January 25, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Remind them who they are accountable to. Remind them that their election in the midterms isn't an assured victory just because Trump is unpopular. They don't care about people whining on social media. They DO keep track of what their constituents put in their mailboxes and voicemails.
ICE funding has passed the house, but it still has to go through the senate, now is your chance to call!

5calls.org makes it very easy to find the contact info for your reps, and provides scripts.

#abolishice #callyourreps #usapolitics #iceout #politicalart
January 26, 2026 at 9:48 PM
"Idiot"

Quickly becoming her catchphrase tbh
January 26, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Big Bob is back and he's bigger than ever

For @longestsummer.bsky.social !
January 26, 2026 at 7:52 PM